MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are considering
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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